Attachment for motor-vehicles



1. P. PERRYMAN.

ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION. FILED JAN. 15, 1920.

Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR vEl-IlCLEs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

Application filed. January 15, 1920. Serial No. 351,667.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IGNATIUS PoULToN PERRYMAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in anAttachment for Motor-Vehicles, of which the following isa specification.

This invention has for its object to provide an attachment for motorvehicles possessing such characteristic features of construction andsimplicity as will provide an effective guard or shield assuring againstadmission of water to the explosive engines of motor vehicles andconsequent decrease in eificiency thereof.

Another object is the provision of a shield of this type capable ofswift and convenient application to the body structures of motorvehicles and provided with means for direct ing water away from suchparts of the motor and ignition system thereof as will be injuriouslyaflected thereby.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and claimed, reference now being had tothe accompanying drawing wherein,

Figure 1 represents a fragmentary sectional view through the hood anddashboard of a motor vehicle illustrating the invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of theF shield removed. f 1

i 3 re resents a ragmentary on itudir l sectibn through the shield in te plane of one of the water pipes.

Referring to the drawings in detailwherein similar reference numeralsdesignate cor responding parts thro hout the several views, the numeral5 in mates the body of the improved shield which is preferablyconstructed of sheet metal of such thickness as to lend requisitestrength and rigidity thereto and is turned downwardly on forwardlyconverging lines indicated by the numeral 6 to provide for properlateral and forward deflection of such rain or other liquid as depositedthereon.

A retaining clip 7 is riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the medialportion of the front edge of the body and its extremities are preferablybrought into relatively close relation, as suggested in Fig. 2, toincrease the gripping effect of the clip and consequently preventaccidental displacement of the shield when applied for use.

The rear portion of the body is directed downwardly to provide thedepending portion 8 having the extreme ed e turned upwardly andrearwardly, providing a trough 9 extending throughout the entire widthof the body 5 and closed at its terminals by the end walls 10. Parallelwater conducting pipes 11 are connected adjacent the oppositeextremities of the trough 9, depend therefrom and communicate at theirupper extremities therewith. A gasket or packing strip 12 is securedalong the upper extremity of the depending portlon 8 and is designed toabut a part of the body structure of. a motor vehicle as willhereinafter appear to establish a. water-tight joint therewith.

The improved shield is especially designed for use in connection withmotor vehicles having a body structure of a ty suggested in Fig. 1 andconsisting essentially of the usual dash-board 13 having connection withthe depending supporting flange 14 of the cowl 15 and constituting asupport for the rear extremity of the hood 16. In applying the inventionthereto, the body member 5 is set upon the top edge of the dash-board 13in such position that the depending portion 8 thereof overlies the rearsurface of the dash-board 13, the trough 9 underlying the flange of thecowl 15. Subsequent to the application of the attachment to thedashboard 13, the cowl 15 is replaced and adequately secured inposition, the packing strip 12 being securely clamped thereby toestablish a tight joint. However, such liquid and moisture asfinds itsway past the gasket is conducted directly into the trough 9 from whichit is conducted by the pipes 11 and discharged at a predetermined pointbelow the vehicle chassis. The upper portion of the hood 16 overlies thebody plate 5 whereas the forward extremity of the latter inclinesforwardly and downwardly and is supported upon the usual rod 17connecting the dashboard 13 with the radiator (not shown),

the clip 17 bein utilized to grip the rod and maintain the s ieldagainst accidental displacement or independent vibration incident to theoperation of the engine or vehicle.

What is claimed is: The combination with the cowl, dash and hoodportions of an automobile, of a moisture shield underlying the hoodportion and in; clining forwardly and downwardly from thedash portion,the rear end of said shield extending over the top edge of the dash por-5 tion and having its free edge portion bent to provide a depending flane portion, and a gutter co-extensive. with t e lower edge ofesajid-flange and underlying the line of connection of the cowl portionwith the hood portion.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

